This recipe for Ultimate Oatmeal is thick and hearty full of dried fruit, nuts, and honey. I have a friend named Eddie who's a Math professor at a university in Wisconsin. He's one of those amazing, kindhearted people who will go above and beyond at the drop of a hat for a friend. I met him almost 8 years ago now through a mutual friend in the swing dancing community, and the first time I met him ...
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Retro Re-pin Party Week 31 Featuring Pancakes and an Important Announcement!
Welcome back to the Retro Re-pin Party! We have some important news to share with you this week! Starting next week, Kristina and Millie (2 Crochet Hooks), Leslie (The Crafty Side of Sarcasm), and Julie (Somebody's Dinner) will be stepping down as hostesses, and we will be introducing you to some awesome new hostesses as we re-launch the party and mix things up a bit next week. We've ...
Meal Plan Monday Week 8
Okay y'all, I know I usually have a new recipe and such to share with you on Mondays, but I've spent most of this week in bed with a fever and some sort of yucky virus, so I haven't had any time to do any cooking or take any photos. I'm not ashamed to admit we ate canned soup and/or takeout for most of the past week. (At least until the weekend when my amazing hubby made these delicious cinnamon ...
5 Free Ways to Add Text To Images
5 Free Ways to Add Text To Images with tutorials using Picmonkey, Canva, Paint, and more! If' you've been blogging for a while, you've likely been on Pinterest. You've also probably wondered how everyone adds text to their images to make them so amazing. (I'm still working on this...) Today I want to share with you 5 different tutorials with 5 different free methods that I think are super ...
DIY Streak-free Appliance Cleaner for Black or Stainless Appliances
This DIY streak-free appliance cleaner works especially well on black and stainles steel appliances to get them shiny clean with no streaks! I'm bringing you a bit of a different recipe today. One of the biggest problems with cooking is that you make messes. If you're a food blogger, you make a LOT of messes. Like 2 loads through the dishwasher each day size messes. On top of the dishes, I feel ...
Retro Re-pin Party #30 with a Mardi Gras Recipe and Facebook Tips
Welcome back to the Retro Re-pin Party! Happy Mardi Gras! Did you know that today is Fat Tuesday? It's also pancake day (I love pancakes!) During the Lenten season (aka "Lent"), which is the period of approximately 6 weeks/40 days days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, it's common for Christians and Catholics to fast from richer foods, meat, or another type of luxury to prepare their ...
Recipe: Bean and Cheese Pupusas + Meal Plan Monday Week 7
Salvadorean Bean and Cheese Pupusas are pillowy bean and cheese-stuffed corn tortillas. 5 years ago, my husband and I got engaged while on a mission trip in El Salvador. While we were there, we learned how to make traditional bean and cheese pupusas from one of the abuelas in the church we were working with. If you've never had a pupusa before, they're basically handmade corn tortillas that ...
Food Photography Friday: The 5 Best Places to Get Cheap Food Photo Props
I'm sharing the 5 best places to get cheap food photo props today! If you've been food blogging for a while, you've probably bought a few new dishes here and there to try to help your photos stand out. If you are a prop fanatic hoarder enthusiast like me, you may have a crazy growing stock of plates, bowls, silverware, ramekins, glasses, holiday accessories, paper straws (oh how I ...
How To Make Your Own Filled Chocolates/Bon Bons/Truffles + White Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache
Last week I showed you how to make your own chocolate shapes using candy melts. This week, I wanted to show you how to make your own filled chocolates. I'll be filling these with a white chocolate, peanut butter ganache, but you can use any number of your favorite fillings. Some people might call these truffles, others bon bons, others just filled chocolates. If you want to get ...
Retro Re-pin Party #29 with Valentine’s Breakfast Features
Retro Re-pin Party Time! I hope you're having a good week! My hubby and I just got home from Southern California where we were celebrating my father-in-law's 60th birthday and taking a mini vacation to Disneyland. (It was my first time visiting Disneyland!) We had a blast enjoying the warm weather of Orange County in the middle of winter. I couldn't believe we could eat dinner on the patio in ...